COVID-19 kills 2 more Iranians over past 24 hours

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Dec 27, 2022

Tehran, IRNA -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,677 with 2 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Some 2 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 144,677 Iran's Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

35 new cases of infection with COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 22 of whom were hospitalized, it said.

The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,335,997 patients out of a total of 7,560,887 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

78 COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and in intensive care units, it added.

The Iranian Health Ministry also announced that 65,150,852 Iranians have received the first dose and 58,561,958 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Moreover, 31,399,125 people have also received the third or fourth shots as the booster jab.

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